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Minister for Foreign Affairs’ tweet descends into emoji madness before ending on a porky cliffhanger.
It took about a decade, but the Abe administration is finally figuring out how to use Twitter.
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Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
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Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
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Aichi police on lookout for scoundrel who stole public toilet’s flushing handle
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Old Enough: Netflix show sparks global debate on parenting and child safety
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
It looks like Costco, it sounds like Costco, but it’s actually Dodosuco — we visit look-alike store
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
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- American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
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Japanese gacha machine sells nostalgic super tiny books, and we tried it out
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
Is fancy drinkable yogurt better than regular yogurt for marinating chicken? 【Taste Test】
No CG here! Clever camera trick has Ultraman towering over the buildings of a real Japanese city
Miso soup anime ads are so touching they’ll warm your heart as the soup warms your tummy
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Why are some types of Japanese rice written with completely different types of Japanese writing?
Pink drinks hit different at Starbucks in Japan
Our writer intentionally gets himself caught up in an online phishing scam—for science!
Foreigner attempts to fend off six Japanese police officers at Tokyo Starbucks 【Video】
This amazingly detailed theme park map is what Tokyo Ghibli Land would look like
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